Final Jeopardy: American Geography (6-16-23)

Here are some more clues from the 6/16/2023 Jeopardy! game. Please don’t put the answers to these clues in the comments so people who missed the game can have a chance to answer them. It is okay to refer to them by category and clue value or by part of the clue.

CONTINENTAL GEOGRAPHY ($200) In the 17th century this continent was given the name New Holland

GREASE & ROAM ($200) A rating of 10W-40 means a multigrade engine oil has a viscosity of 10 in cold weather, 40 in warm; the “W” stands for this

NIGHT SKIES ($800) Mizar A & B are what’s called a visual this word, like a kind of computer code, for their apparent closeness

($1000) NGC 6355 is one of these star clusters named for their somewhat spherical shape

FINISH LAST ($800) After a 10-72 last-place finish in the 2015-16 season, this team got the first overall draft pick & chose Ben Simmons

GO TELL IT ON THE FOUNTAIN ($1200) Versaille’s statue of this Roman god rising symbolically at dawn on his chariot to light the world is seen here

($2000)The world’s longest bridge fountain at 3,740 feet, Seoul’s Moonlight Rainbow shoots water recycled from this river below

THAT EUROPEAN LANGUAGE ($800) This language of Scotland was suppressed in the 18th century

($1600) Rz is usually a single sound, but surprise! Not in Marznac

($2000) Remember your double vowels: tuli is fire, tuuli is wind

THIS IS ALL A BIT MUCH ($2000) From the Greek for “fullness”, this 8-letter word can mean an overabundance

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Sneak Peek clues — BIRTHSTONES
($200) This June birthstone is the only one produced by a living organism
($400) Big in the Southwest, it’s one of the birthstones for December
($600) Ranging from light purple to deep royal purple, it’s the birthstone for February
($800) Composed of hydrated silica, this October birthstone is known for its play of color
($1000) Red spots of iron oxide give a birthstone for March this name

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